Longevity starts with learning

Chapter 16 Benefits
"How much is this kitchen knife?"

Chu Mu weighed a kitchen knife and looked at the vendor in front of him.

The vendor immediately put on a smile: "My lord, you have good eyesight, this is..."

"Don't talk nonsense, how much!"

Chu Mu glanced at the smiling vendor, and his voice became a little heavier.

"My lord, what are you talking about? If you want it, take it away. Wherever you want money, I will treat you like a little filial lord..."

Having said that, the distressed expression on the vendor's face is very clear.

"Tell me a price, don't worry, I won't ask for your knife in vain."

Chu Mu observed the kitchen knife in his hand without looking back.

"Four... No, sir, you can just give me two silver."

"Two silver?"

Chu Mu frowned: "It means, you sold it to others for four silver?"

"My lord, it's really not that I sell it expensively. Now the iron on the market has risen to thirty coppers a catty. There is still wear and tear on the knife, and I have to hire someone. I really don't earn much. It's all hard-earned money!"

"Why is iron so expensive now?"

Chu Mu's eyes moved slightly, he glanced at the thick smoke that was still rising from the mountainside, and said casually: "The iron in the market is so expensive, so there is no other way?"

Hearing Chu Mu's words, the vendor's face changed, and he quickly looked around, then moved closer to Chu Mu, and said in a low voice, "If you can get it, sir, I'll give you this price!"

Chu Mu lowered his head and glanced, the vendors' gestures were very clear, one one, one five.

"Eat half of it, your heart is a bit dark!"

Chu Mu moved away, and casually threw the kitchen knife on the vendor's table.

"Officer, it's not like you don't know that the iron in the county is held by a few lords in the county. There is only a little on the market. If we take it, we dare not get it in our county. We have to transport it to the next county!"

"This time and again, people on the road eat horse chews and have to deal with them up and down. It's really not profitable."

Chu Mu remained silent, just looking at the chattering vendors with cold eyes.

"Well, sir, if you have a large quantity, I will give you twenty, if you have a small quantity, I will give you sixteen..."

"Okay, I will come to you when I have news."

Chu Mu patted the armor, and without waiting for the vendor to answer, he turned around and walked away, leaving the vendor alone in a daze, seemingly unresponsive for a while.

"Sure enough, I still have narrow cognition..."

Chu Mu pursed his lips, the conversation with the vendor just now had formed a clear thread in his heart.

Undoubtedly, no one is willing to trade at a loss, let alone knowing that it is a trade at a loss, and insist on doing it again and again. If there is, there must be a reason.

But in Qinghe County, the high-ranking gentlemen obviously didn't lose money.

Even if the county city took away the big head, what was left was enough for those old men to eat, and the county city took the big head, and it also brought about the effect that rare things are more expensive.

And the gentlemen in the county just paid the price for a paper order.

The top eats meat, and the bottom people naturally drink soup.

What the street vendor said just now undoubtedly proved this point.

The mines and ironworks are all inspected and guarded, and it is obvious that some bold people have already used their power to drink soup!

And what is certain is that this "drinking soup" is definitely not an exception, otherwise, the vendor would never dare to say it so easily.

After some thought, Chu Mu seemed to understand a little bit.

Around Nanshan Iron Mine, Qinghe County has already formed a large net of interests.

Those who eat meat eat meat, and those who drink soup drink soup. The upper and lower gangs are deeply entrenched.

Obviously, unless there is a big change from bottom to top, otherwise, this big net is basically impossible to be shaken.

If he wants to slowly climb up in Qinghe County, it is impossible to avoid this big net.

While thinking wildly, it didn't take long before his own house appeared in Chu Mu's field of vision.

It did not exceed Chu Mu's expectations, and Xu Yuan was already waiting at the gate of the courtyard.

"Brother Mu, why did you go and why did you come back?"

"Walking on the street for a while."

Chu Mu responded casually, took out the key, and opened the locked courtyard door.

"I bought a fish, brother Mu, you can cook braised fish tonight."

"Okay, you put it in the kitchen, and then go to wash some rice and cook, I will come over later."

Chu Mu waved his hand, walked directly into the bedroom, put down the books in his arms, took off his armor and knife, and then walked into the kitchen to get busy.

Not long after, three dishes and one soup were placed on the table, Xu Yuan was still gobbling it up as usual, as if he had never eaten in eight lifetimes.

It's just that after the meal this time, Xu Yuan didn't stay reluctant to leave as usual. As soon as the rice bowl was put away, he wiped his mouth and left a word before rushing out.

"Brother Mu, the corporal chief said, let me go to his house to help with work after dinner, I will go there first."

"Okay, you slow down."

Before Chu Mu finished speaking, Xu Yuan rushed out of the gate and disappeared.

"This kid..."

Chu Mu shook his head, and put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand. After sitting on the chair for a while, Chu Mu slowly got up, and simply cleaned up the bowl and chopsticks after the meal. When he left the kitchen, it was completely dark.

Chu Mu obviously didn't have time to relax, so he picked up the schoolbag with the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and went out again against the darkness.

Chu Mu naturally knew the route to the private school by heart, and did not delay anything on the way. After leaving the house, Chu Mu went straight to the private school.

Every night after dinner, Mr. Chang in the private school naturally didn’t have the energy to accompany Chu Mu alone. Except for the first two days, Mr. Chang was the teacher. After that, one of Mr. Chang’s disciples taught Chu Mu how to read and write.

Although he is a disciple, he is also a student who has studied poetry and books since he was a child, and has aspirations for fame. It is more than enough to teach Chu Mu to read and write.

After more than two hours of concentration in one night, what Chu Mu got was thirty or so newly learned words.

That enlightenment book that Chu Mu stumbled and read countless times, with the increase of new words, it is obviously a lot smoother.

When Chu Mu walked out of the private school, it was almost curfew time.

The alley was pitch black, and the lanterns of the people on the side swayed with the wind. Although it added a bit of light, it also added a bit of inexplicable terror.

"Hurry up, move quickly!"

In the darkness, a faint voice suddenly made Chu Mu slow down subconsciously.

The alleys are narrow and extend in all directions. Although it is difficult to recognize the direction in the darkness, Chu Mu is also a person who often walks at night. Soon, Chu Mu locked the direction of the sound.

Chu Mu leaned against the corner of the alley, looking sideways at the frame parked at the gate of a courtyard in the alley, and the figure carrying the wooden box and sack.

In the darkness, the sound of iron blocks colliding in the sack was very clear.

Coupled with that distinctive patrol armor...

The scene in front of me is undoubtedly very clear...

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(End of this chapter)